Can we quantify trace metals in an adsorbent using proton induced x-ray emission (PIXE)?

Nirbhay N. Yadav; Saravanamuthu Maheswaran; Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan; Suntharampillai Thevuthasan; Huu-Hao Ngo; Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran

Can we quantify trace metals in an adsorbent using proton induced x-ray emission (PIXE)?

Nirbhay N. Yadav
, Saravanamuthu Maheswaran
, Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan
, Suntharampillai Thevuthasan
, Huu-Hao Ngo
, Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper

Abstract

Granular activated carbon (GAC) has been extensively used to remove trace metals from drinking water. We have used PIXE to quantify trace metals, in particular, arsenic in GAC. The results were compared with atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). Some differences have been observed between these two measurements mainly due to the inhomogeneous structure of GAC. 1. Introduction: Granular activated carbon (GAC) has been extensively used to remove trace metals from drinking water for a number of years because it is a highly cost effective treatment on a small scale. To date, there has been no published literature on non-destructive methods to quantify the actual amount of trace metals adsorbed by the GAC directly. Proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) is an ideal analytical tool, which is suitable for simultaneously quantifying trace elements with sensitivity of at least parts per million (ppm).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 27th Annual A&NZIP Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 4 - 7 February 2003
Publisher	Australian Institute of Physics
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	0959806458
ISBN (Print)	0959806466
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	A&NZIP Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting - Duration: 1 Jan 2003 → …

Conference

Conference	A&NZIP Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting
Period	1/01/03 → …

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Keywords

trace elements
metals
carbon, activated
arsenic
proton-induced X-ray emission
drinking water

Cite this

Yadav, N. N., Maheswaran, S., Shutthanandan, V., Thevuthasan, S., Ngo, H.-H., & Vigneswaran, S. (2003). Can we quantify trace metals in an adsorbent using proton induced x-ray emission (PIXE)? In Proceedings of the 27th Annual A&NZIP Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 4 - 7 February 2003 Australian Institute of Physics.

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Yadav, NN, Maheswaran, S, Shutthanandan, V, Thevuthasan, S, Ngo, H-H & Vigneswaran, S 2003, Can we quantify trace metals in an adsorbent using proton induced x-ray emission (PIXE)? in Proceedings of the 27th Annual A&NZIP Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 4 - 7 February 2003. Australian Institute of Physics, A&NZIP Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, 1/01/03.

Can we quantify trace metals in an adsorbent using proton induced x-ray emission (PIXE)? / Yadav, Nirbhay N.; Maheswaran, Saravanamuthu; Shutthanandan, Vaithiyalingam et al.
Proceedings of the 27th Annual A&NZIP Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 4 - 7 February 2003. Australian Institute of Physics, 2003.